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African American Voices: A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877
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Description for African American Voices: A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877
Paperback. Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective.
A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective.
- Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America
- Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage
- Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection
- A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents
- Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405182676
SKU
V9781405182676
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Ref
99-50
About Mintz
Steven Mintz is Professor of History and Director, American Cultures Program, at the University of Houston. His thirteen books include Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life (1988; co-authored with Susan Kellogg); and a major interpretation of antebellum reform, Moralists & Modernizers: America's Pre-Civil War Reformers (1995). His most recent book, Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood, received ... Read more
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